General San Martin Memorial Day in Argentina

Jose Francisco de San Martin y MatorrasOn the square of San Martin stands a monument to the national hero of Argentina, General Jose de San Martin, who shared with Simon Bolivar the honor of being called the liberator of South America from Spanish rule.

José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras was born on February 25, 1778 in Yapea, now Corrientes Province, Argentina.

He died on August 17, 1850 in Boulogne, North Pas de Calais, France.

The national hero of Argentina, Chile and Peru, the general, commander of the army that liberated from the Spanish colonialists.